Kingston first to release Advanced Memory

Although netbook computers are not even close in terms of performance
to mainstream notebooks, they are quite popular on the market. Despite
of the fact that those machines are hardly meant to perform, some
companies believe that the upgrade market for netbooks is about to
establish itself. Kingston seems to be among the first who believe in
upgrades for netbooks as it announced advanced 2GB memory module for
such systems.

Kingston HyperX PC2-4200 SO-DIMM memory module with 2GB capacity can
operate at 533MHz with CL3 3-3-8 latency settings and standard
voltage. The module is aimed at netbooks featuring Intel Atom
processor as well as Intel 945 GSE core-logic that does not support
DDR2 memory with higher than 533MHz clock-speed.

Unlike many upgrades, Kingston's is not too expensive and the module
costs just $35, which should not be considered high even given the
price of a netbook. The question is whether applications typically run
on ultra low-cost personal computers demand 2GB of memory and take
advantage of them.